The Role of Creativity in Health
The Role of Creativity in Health by FEASTA and EHFF
FEASTA and EHFF
This series of podcasts is a collaboration between Feasta and the European Health Futures Forum. Feasta is an open-membership think tank whose aims are to identify the characteristics - economic, cultural and environmental - of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose. While rooted in Ireland, Feasta has international membership and its focus is often on the global-level systemic…
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Regenerative Economics in Secondary Schools (and Elsewhere)
Regenerative Economics in Secondary Schools (and Elsewhere) by FEASTA and EHFF
The Social and Ecological Determinants of Health
David Somekh and Caroline Whyte speak with Professor Lindsay McLaren, who is a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, Canada, where her research and teaching focus on the social determinants and political economy of health. Topics covered included the fact that good health actually has far less to do with health behaviours which are conceptualised as…
Tackling monopoly power, boosting tax justice
Seán Ó Conlaín and Caroline Whyte speak with Nicholas Shaxson about his advocacy work on tackling the power of monopolies and on tax justice. Conversation topics included the relationship between Ireland’s corporate tax regime and its Foreign Direct Investment; the reasons why Nick has expanded his focus to include monopoly power as well as tax justice; the role of monopolies in the agribusiness,…
Perspectives on the Wellbeing Economy and Planetary Health from Mexico
David Somekh and Caroline Whyte speak with Simon Ticehurst, Advocacy and Movements Lead for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. They discuss how the wellbeing economy concept can help tackle the urgent challenges of planetary health; covering topics such as Donut Economics, the historical challenges of extractive, mainstream economics, particularly in Latin America, and finding hope from youth…
Health and the Wellbeing Economy
David Somekh and Caroline Whyte spoke with Dr Tony Holohan, the former Chief Medical Officer of Ireland and the director of the new One Health Centre at University College Dublin. Tony and David reflected on the breakout session on health at the June 2024 Rethinking Growth conference. They discussed the need to emphasise community-based healthcare, the strong links between healthcare and the…
Rethinking Marketing
Doctor Sarah Browne from TCD Business School explains why she moved away from a traditional, mainstream teaching of marketing - including such subjects as ‘micro-targeting’ and ‘brand equity’. Instead, Sarah and colleagues, both in the Business School and elsewhere, are now taking a more critical stance which questions the prioritisation of demand generation, growth at all costs, and the targeting…
Care and the wellbeing economy
David Somekh and Caroline Whyte spoke with Mark Garavan, who is a senior lecturer in Social Care at the Atlantic Technological University and the author of the recently-published book ‘Care’. Topics discussed include the double-edged role of technology, the power of dominant narratives - including those concerning inequality and economic growth - modernity’s quest to eliminate all suffering, and…
Avoiding polarisation
In this podcast Seán Ó Conláin spoke with Philip McDonagh. Philip is the author of several poetry collections and the Director of the Centre for Religion, Human Values, and International Relations at Dublin City University. A former diplomat, he was involved the Good Friday Agreement peace process in Northern Ireland, and he served as ambassador to India, the Holy See, Russia and Finland. The…
Bridging the gaps between traditional and conventional medicine
David Somekh and Caroline Whyte speak with Takis Kotos, the founder of the Cambridge Medical Academy, about his work on integrating conventional and traditional medicine, including research on herbs, while also making use of new technologies to help ensure that patient care is personalised as possible.